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Shader Park and visualizer packs ​

tdmcp supports two practical paths for Shader Park:

PathBest forHow
tdmcp toolAI-built scenes, repeatable scripts, previewscreate_shader_park / tdmcp-agent shaderpark compiles code with shader-park-core and builds a GLSL MAT render network.
Official pluginHands-on Shader Park editing inside TouchDesignernpm run shader-park:tox downloads the official Shader_Park_TD.tox from shader-park-touchdesigner.

The codygibb/animus-visualizer repo is different: it is a Processing/Java sketch, not an npm package or TouchDesigner component. tdmcp includes a native recipe inspired by its audio-ring style, so you can build the idea without installing Processing.

Compile Shader Park code ​

Ask your assistant:

"Create a Shader Park sculpture with rotateY(time * 0.25); color(vec3(0.2, 0.8, 1.0)); sphere(0.45);, expose the controls, and show me a preview."

Or run it from the shell:

bash
tdmcp-agent shaderpark --params '{
  "code": "let size = input(); rotateY(time * 0.2); sphere(size);",
  "uniform_values": { "size": 0.55 },
  "speed": 1,
  "scale": 1,
  "camera_z": 4
}'

The tool creates a new COMP with:

  • a shaderpark_code Text DAT holding the original Shader Park source
  • a compiled shaderpark_pixel Text DAT
  • a glslMAT assigned to a renderable bounding box
  • camera, light, Render TOP and out1
  • live controls for Speed, Scale, Opacity, StepSize, CameraZ and any float input() uniforms, such as Size

Use uniform_values when your Shader Park code contains input() values. For example, let size = input(); sphere(size); needs {"size": 0.55} or the uniform starts at Shader Park's default value.

Download the official .tox ​

Shader Park also ships a ready-made TouchDesigner plugin. Fetch it with:

bash
npm run shader-park:tox

That downloads Shader_Park_TD.tox into:

text
vendor/shader-park/Shader_Park_TD.tox

The file is intentionally ignored by git. Drop it into TouchDesigner when you want the official plugin workflow: a Text DAT with Shader Park code connected to the plugin. If your code uses input(), add a matching uniform inside the plugin's GLSL MAT, following the upstream instructions.

Animus-style rings ​

Build the native recipe:

bash
tdmcp-agent recipe --params '{"id":"animus_rings_visualizer"}'

It uses a synthetic audiooscillatorCHOP, converts the channel to a TOP, and draws pulsing radial rings in a GLSL TOP. Swap the oscillator for Audio Device In or Audio File In when you want live music.

Sources ​